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Dements Pitmanic Shorthand 


MANUAL. 


Graham’s System Elucidated, 
Pitman’s System Elaborated, 

BY 

ISAAC S. DEMENT, PROFESSIONAL REPORTER. 


Stenographic Expert, Winner of First Prize in Speed Contest at Laxe 
George, N. Y., in 1888. 

Editor of THE NATIONAL STENOGRAPHER. 

Author of SUGGESTIONS AND REPORTING NOTES and METHOD OF 
LEARNING WORD-SIGNS IN GRAHAM’S SYSTEM. 






^ & 


Copyright 1891. 

All Rights Reserved. 

BY 

ISAAC S. DEMENT. 


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* • » 


Press of 

Kehm, Fietsch & Wilson Co. 
Chicago. 


PREFACE. 


This book is placed before the public in response to personal re¬ 
quests from teachers in all parts of the country. 

It is admitted that a perfect text-book is yet to be found, and that 
such a text-book is difficult to produce. While the books of Mr. 
Munson and Mr. Graham are most admirable for students of high 
attainments and close reasoning powers, they are poorly adapted either 
to teaching or self-instruction. This has been clearly demonstrated by 
the confused ideas of many students who have come to me after a long 
attempt at self-instruction with the use of these books. Principles in¬ 
tended for exceptional use have been applied universally; a superabund¬ 
ance of word-signs, sign-words, corresponding and reporting contrac¬ 
tions, abbreviations and lists of various degrees of brevity, have retard¬ 
ed progress; the distinction between Corresponding and Reporting 
Styles have made some nearly distracted; the writing of words in 
various degrees of brevity, to illustrate the various principles, has per¬ 
plexed others; in a great many instances, the size of the book itself 
has finally been too much for its owners; while the clashing of forms 
in rapidly written notes has discouraged many. 

An experience of nearly twenty years in active reporting in all 
kinds of matter, has proved to me that it is an impossibility to make 
good notes at all times, and that the shorthand one uses must be capa¬ 
ble of standing the shock of shattered forms. This was brought very 
painfully to iny attention by the results of the last Speed Test. When 
the report was made known to me, my first thought was that Short¬ 
hand was not what it was said to be. A critical examination into the 
matter, however, brought me to the conclusion that it was not Short¬ 
hand per se, but the attempt to go too deeply into theory, that was to 
blame: that it was not Brevity, but the indiscriminate use of it, which 
was at fault. 

Shall we then banish Brevity ? NTo. Many authors have done so 
and their systems are seldom met where high speed is required. What, 
then, shall be done? Simply this: Let the principles of highest abbre¬ 
viation apply to things already abbreviated, and all will be well. Aside 
from forms required by continual repetition of terms, phrases should 



be confined to word-signs. These being already abbreviated, a little 
further curtailment will not do much additional damage. 

No author can make his system so perfect that the reporters who 
use it will not change it to fit their idiosyncrasies. The point to be at¬ 
tained is to make the shorthand so elastic as to stand the strain of 
rapid work. 

The mind, when pushed for time, naturally works only with those 
principles with which it is so familiar as to require the least effort. 
Then, it must be the aim to fix the general principles so firmly that 
they make a sure foundation in times of trouble. If this is to be done, 
the student should not be taught forms which must be unlearned. Very 
few builders place stones in walls to be removed, or substituted by 
smaller ones, as the building rises. This is one difficulty with which 
authors of connectible-vowel systems have to contend, as one of their 
forms with the vowels inserted presents a very different appearance 
when they are removed. 

In the following pages I have made no distinction between a Cor¬ 
responding and Reporting Style, as the only distinction is, that in writ¬ 
ing to a friend more vowels should be inserted than are needed in notes 
for one’s own transcription. I have gone on the theory that vowels 
constitute an important part of shorthand, for I have seen the time 
when I would have given the price of the transcript for a single vowel. 

My idea about vocalization is, that a form should be vocalized un¬ 
til the vowels are left off unconsciously, which will happen just so soon 
as the student reads the form without their aid. Some of the best re¬ 
porters of my acquaintance employ vowels very freely—if they cannot 
put them in at the time, the first lull finds them busy ornamenting 
their notes with them—and the poorest reporters (?) I know say they 
have no need of vowels, in fact, never learned them. 

I claim no literary merit in the little story which runs through the 
following pages: it was constructed solely for this work, to apply the 
word-signs and principles as presented. The method of presenting 
the study, I believe to be new, as I have departed very widely from the 
beaten path. It is the method I have pursued in my own class for the 
past eight years, and most excellent results have flowed from its use. 

In the following pages I have endeavored to elucidate the general 
principles of Graham’s Standard Phonography so as to make it possible 
for the average student to acquire it to a proficiency equal to the emer¬ 
gency' 






INTRODUCTION. 


By way of an introduction to the study of the shorthand given 
hereafter, I wish to say a few words to those who are about to begin 
the acquisition of the Art, 

1. First determine your own condition. Have you had a com¬ 
mon school education ? If not, at once enter a first class business col¬ 
lege and take a full English course, including Penmanship. If you 
do not do this, your pathway will be filled with thorns. You must 
understand the value of words, or you will not be able to use them, or 
know when they are used, properly. 

2. Remember that you, not your teacher, must do the studying, 

3. Master the lesson in hand: the following ones will take care 
of themselves. 

4. Take pride in your characters. There is nothing more beauti¬ 
ful than a perfect character. 

5. Tet speed flow from a thorough mastery of the Art. Do not 
attempt to force it, until the foundation is well laid and has had time 
to settle. 

6. Have faith in your teacher. If you cannot have, better make 
a change. 

7. Carefully read over each morning all the previous lessons, be¬ 
fore taking up a new one. 

8. Do not discuss systems with anybody—you will only show 
your ignorance of the Art. 

9. Team to be independent. Do not go to your teacher with 
every puzzling thing you encounter—work it out yourself. 

10. Be studious. Do not do anything which may distract other 
students—if you have no respect for yourself, have respect for others. 

11. Keep your pencil sharp. Nothing good ever came from a dull 
subject. 

12. Copy each shorthand plate ten times , each time endeavoring 
to form the characters more perfectly. The idea in this suggestion is, 



that by the tenth time every sign on the page will have been committed 
to memory. 

13. Each shorthand page contains no outlines that will be changed. 
So, by fixing them now, you are that much nearer the goal. Do not 
refer to the Key, except as a last resort. 

14. Be punctual and methodical. 

15. Do your visiting when school is not in session. 

16. When you have reached the stage in the study in which you 
commence the practice for speed, you should be governed by the fol¬ 
lowing suggestions: 

(a) Write for ten minutes from dictation. During this time, do 
not govern your outlines, but make the first form which comes to 
your mind. 

(b) At the end of each ten minutes, read aloud your notes, and 
correct , in your notes , all incorrect forms. This is the time when you 
should test your shorthand knowledge. 

(c) Write , read and correct the same matter until you can write 
it at your highest speed, and read your notes with absolute accuracy. 
Then, take new matter , and proceed as before. 





ERRATA. 

Page 13—In * 1, the sign for is stands also for his; the 
I sign for as stands also for has. 
u 5 [2 should read as follows: “The plural number or 
possessive case of a noun or pronoun may be indicated by 
! adding is.” 

Page 11—The last sign represents both thus and those. 

I The first character above it represents only this. 

Page 14 Third sentence in Reading Exercise should 
jbe. “ Our time is ours.” instead of “our own.” Also the 
last sign in third sentence on fifth line of Reading Exercise 
should be in third position. 

Page 17—In illustration to *[4. bring and the outline 
I representing it should be omitted. 

Page 23—In *[4 ch-od should read ch-oid. 

1 Page 70—In *j8, membership should read ownership. 

Page 78— Suggested , in last column, should read sug¬ 
gestion. In same column the sign for betake should be bed- 
kay. 

Page 93—/ think it way should be I think it was. 










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WESSON I. 


SIMPLE CONSONANTS. 


Name 

pee bee tee dee chay jay 

kay gay 

hay li-dot li-oid* 

Sign 

\ \ 

II// 

_ _ 


/ 

Meaning 

P B 

T D Ch J 

K G 

H H 

H 



shay- 




Name 

ef vee 

ith dhe ish zhay 

em emp 

en ing lay-el 


Sign 

r 

r 

( ( ; J. 

_ _ __ _ 

C 


Meaning 

F V 

Th Dh Sh Zh 

M Mp-b 

N Ng L 


Name 

ar ray 

es is zee is 

yay yeh yuh way weh 

wuh 

Sign 


• ) 0 ) 0 

r - 



Meaning 

R R 

• s s z z 

Y Y 

Y W W 

W 


^[2. Pee, bee, tee, dee , chay,jay, ef, vee, ith, dhe, zhay, ar, es, zee, 
yay and way are always written downward . 


U3. Kay, gay, eni, emp, en and ing, are always written from left 
to right. 

If4. The sign for sh is always written downward when standing 
alone, and is called ish; when joined to other signs, it may be written 
upward or downward; if written upward it is called shay . 

^[5. The sign for l, when standing alone, is written upv/ard and is 
called lay; when joined, it maj be written upward or downward; if 
written downward it is called el. 

^[6. Hay and ray are always written upward. 


*An oid is one-fourth of a straight consonant stroke. 




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LESSON II. 


JOINING OF CONSONANTS. 

fli. . Each consonant may be joined to every other consonant, by 
beginning the second where the first ends. 

^[2. When joining two or more consonant strokes, the pen or pen¬ 
cil must not leave the paper until the form is completed. 

^[3. The following forms must be copied until the student can 
make them accurately and rapidly. 

^[4. In copying the forms, name each consonant as it is made. 
This will aid materially in fixing them in the memory. 

^[5. Do not make the forms hurriedly. 

1 [ 6 . Be careful to observe the inclination of the characters, and dc 
not deviate from it. 


^7. Always keep your pencil sharp. 


If8. READING EXERCISE. 



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LESSON III. 

CIRCLES AND LOOPS. 

1 [i. The circle for s or z ( Is) may be used at the beginning or end 
of a consonant. It is turned on straight strokes opposite to the move¬ 
ment of the hands on a clock. 

/■ l 

sch chs 


\ V 

sp ps sk ks 


ses. 


\2. It is turned on the inside of all curves. 

(j—'N r^b C* °\ 

sf fs sm ms si Is sr 

^[3. It is turned between consonants in the most convenient way. 

J_ f -C 

tsk rsk chsk psr kscli tsl ksl msn nsm 
^[4. Is may be enlarged to add another s. This large circle is called 

^ <T'' s-o 

ssp pss ssm mss nsst mssp nssr 

^[5. Is may be made into a loop to add t or d. This loop is called 
steh. / 

stp pst chst str rst stn nst dstn jstf 

^[6. Steh may be enlarged to add r. This loop is not used at tho 
beginning of forms , and is called ster . 

\ (l / ^ 

pstr tstr chstr rstr lstr mstr dstrb 


^[7. Weh , wuh , yeh and yuh may De joined to other consonants. 



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LESSON IV. 



Ifl- VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS. 

rst position 

1 e as in meet 

1 st position 1 zas in sz't 

2nd position 

j* a as in mate 

2nd position J* e as in set 

3rd position 

^ | a as in mart 

3rd position a as in sat 

1 st position 

.1 a as in call 

1 

1st position _L_ 0 as in k>ck 

2nd position . 

...L, 0 as in coal 

j 2nd position ..1... u as in lack 

3rd position - 

— j- 00 as in cool 

3rd position •• |- 00 as in look 

1st position 

r 

- . i as in file 

2nd position oe as in Owen 

1st position 

j> 

|U 

3rd position -j”- ou as in foul 

1st position 

. wi as in wife 

3rd position _.|L, u as f**l 


If 2 ' There are also three positions for the consonant strokes- first 
position (above the line); second position (on the line); and, third fiosi- 
tion (horizontals, under the line; verticals or obliques, through the 


H 3 . The first consonant in an outline takes the position of the first 
accented vowel. This is done, so that, if the vowel should be omitted 

“ t cotonam" ‘° determme Wh3t U ^ by the P° sitio '> of 








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LESSON V. 

Weh, wuh , yeh and yuh used in peace of vowees. 

fli. IVeh, wuh, yeh and yuh may be placed in the position of a 
vowel, to indicate the presence of that vowel immediately following, 


as shown in the table given below. 

l< I 


ist position 

we as in weep i 

2nd position 

|< 

..1... wa as in wait 

3rd position 

1 wa as in watch 

ist position 

\ 

. wa as in walk 

1 

2nd position 

..L wo as in worn 

3rd position 

woo as in woof 

ist position 

i ye as in ye ast 

I 

2nd position 

..1 ...ya as in Yates 

3rd position 

J ,.ya as in yacht 

ist position 


2nd position 

yo as in coyote 

3rd position 

1 yoo as in youth 


ist position 

... wi as in wit 

2nd position 

c 

.1... we as in wet 

3rd position 

| - wa as in ware 

ist position 

1 wo as in wot 

2nd position 

[*. wu as in won 

3rd position 

. |... woo as in wool 

1st position 

yi as In yip 

2nd position 

ye as in yet 

3rd position 

j ya as in yam 

ist position . 

yo as in yon 

2nd position 

yu as in young 













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LESSON VI. 

RUFF FOR PLACING VOWELS. 

][i. A vowel placed above a horizontal, or to the left of any other 
consonant, is read before the consonant. 


\ — 1 ^ */. 




ape oil aim egg axe ear age ash 

^2. A vowel placed below a horizontal, or to the right of any other 
consonant, is read after the consonant. 

gas miss muss tie pay jaw low ray 
H-DOT and H-OID. 

1 f 3 - The h-dot, placed beside a vowel, prefixes h to the vowel. It 
is mainly used between consonant strokes, its use elsewhere being ex¬ 
ceptional. 

, < ^ -I „ 


k 


unhung adhere mayhem 

If 4 * H-oid may be joined to a following consonant stroke. 


hum hung hill why 


hair hook 







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LESSON VII. 


RUUK FOR UPWARD AND DOWNWARD / AND r. 


*[i. When a vowel or diphthong is the first sound in a word, (a cir¬ 
cle, loop or oid not being taken into consideration, there being no 
vowel-positions upon them,) and is immediately followed by l or r, 
the down-stroke (el or ar) is used. 



arm 




ear 



harmony 


elm silk alike 


*[2. When r is the last stroke in a word, (not counting a circle t 
loop or oid ,) and is followed by a vowel, ray is used. 



ferry Carrie merry 

*[3. When / or r (excluding circle, loop or oid) is the first stroke 
the up-stroke (lay or ray ) is used. 



lame limb rock rack like slick 


<[4. When r, at the beginning of a word, precedes in, «ris used. 



room 


roam 


ream 








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LESSON VIII. 

stroke; and circle; for S AND 2. 

][i. When a vowel begins a word, in which the following conson¬ 
ant is s or 2, the stroke is used. 



ask easily asp escape Bzra asylum 


1[2. When a vowel ends a word in which s ox 2 immediately pre¬ 
cedes the vowel, the stroke should be used. 

.f •; •> •!- 

pussy dizzy racy lazy fuzzy cozy 

If 3. Where two vowels occur between a consonant stroke and a fol¬ 
lowing s, the stroke s should be used. 

P .‘-i 

chaos acquiesce 

^[4. When s or 2 is the first or last sound in a word, Is is used. 

A....s v ...?L. \ . 

sip sap save seize cease same piece pass face essays amaze 









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LESSON IX. 

RUEE FOR PLACING VOWELS BETWEEN STROKES. 

If i. All first place and heavy second place vowels follow the first 

king 


consonant. 

beam 


tall 


knock take dome 


^[2. All light second place and all third place vowels precede the 
second consonant. 1 j 

.•'. 

deck duck tack fool cook 

^3. When two vowels occur between two consonant strokes, the 
first vowel is placed after the first consonant and the second vowel is 
placed before the second consonant. 


A..\ 

.^.,. .4 .j 

| # 


1 r 1 



piano poet chaos fuel science deity 


SPECIAE ACCENT. 

4. If the indication of an accented vowel is required, it may be 
shown by placing a small cross beside that vowel. 

-»•.•*- 

arrows arose 

^5. Proper names may be indicated by placing the underscore be¬ 
neath them. __ 

. 

Harrison Jackson 

If6. PUNCTUATION MARKS. 


comma semi-colon colon period interrogation exclamation 


* H 


(i) O 


hyphen dash quotations pleasantry grief doubt under-score 









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the 

a 

.an-d 

N. 

.of 

-N.. to 

V 

.all 

\ too- 
.two 


LESSON X. 

Ifr. (vowel) word-signs. (First List.) 


I who-m would 

.or 


u 



^ how 

year 

but 

s' 

.ye 


V 


awe 

already 

I 

.eye 

high 

c 

yet 

O 

.we 

beyond 

oh 



owe 

c 


on 


you 


should 

were 


> 

ought 

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‘ 2 - (consonant) word-signs. (Second List.) 


..A., up 

....J....itself 

__ come 

country 

•^several 

party 

. _hope 

X happy 

...j....at first 

...because 

.C., think 

V.* 

i 

. dollar 

_ give-11 

. / .thousand 
\ thank-ed 




\ object 

.. .1_do 

___ gave 

thee 

be 

together 

thy 

. .^... to be 

■ had 
'1 advertise 

V 

.if 

\ them 
they 

\| objected 

/ 

.each . 

fact 

for 

/though 
\ thou 

J 

...subject 

A 

../^...change 

which 

.1. ..half 

V few 

..ever 

^ these 
’’’’thyself 

. \ 1. subjected 

... V_charge 

..v. 

1 

' much 


’’’llthese— 


/ advantage 

..^v,.have 

.thus 

••l -l 

..^.... lar g e 

.^..however 


L it is-its 
it has 

kingdom 

common 

. .. previous 

I 


If3. The past tense may be shown by d disjoined, as in "objected,” 
given above, and where the word ends in s, by changing is into steh, 
ae in "influenced.” 
























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IJ 4 . WRITING EXERCISE. 

If I go, do you come? Several of them think they ought to go. 
How much do they charge? O, I think they charge each a dollar, 
yet, it-is too much. If we were with you yet, what would you do 
this year? Of all who should come, two ought to go on. What ad¬ 
vantage have they, if they should be subjected to a large charge? 
Who have they to thank for it? Several of them think it-is too much. 
How much do we owe you? The party out beyond had it. How 
much would you have given if they had all come? If I had but a 
thousand a year, I would be happy. Previous to this they gave out a 
subject, because of which they were to come—a change of kingdom 
or of country. However, it-is a fact—it-is the hope, the object itself, 
for which a few of them have come. Those who have come have 
thanked you and given a dollar each. You were thanked by each, 
though you objected at-first. Have you given it up to them? It was 
ever thus. Which half have you? These have given it. It-is a com¬ 
mon charge. They have you already at an advantage. He was too 
previous. 

1T5. reading EXERCISE. 

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LESSON XI. 

* r. word-signs. (Third List.) 


C this is * 

...jo.this has • — -shall 

. themselves 

> J 


impossible- long 


.°ee-sa\v 




us 

use 


- 3 .. .was 
^ use 


usual-ly 

;/T... w iii_ t 

-r- . whoie 

. are 
recollect 

here-her 
.hear 


ilitj 

may be 
• improve¬ 
ment 

time 

me-my 




along 


•may 

him 


.home 


,,.why 
..^..wa_v 
..^...away 
../T...your 

..<r^T.lie 


° is'^iS 

...^\.are 

.iii-any 

~^.holy 

....0_as* 

our 

““-^••hour 

..^...know-no 

^.now 

is as 

O is his' 
his is 
’his h-as 

hers 

.herself 

.own 

new 

.knew 

as has 

O as h-is 
. has his 

...^.our-selves 


C. .. y es 

• 

has as 


N *— s 

.{*. yes, sir 

first 

_ ours 
d ourself 


J 

„— 



she 

important 



importance 



^[2. The plural number or possessive case of a nounjuay be indi¬ 


cated by adding Is: ls 




’ s ^ — .. r-.. o - 

kingdoms things dollars ways languages times improvements 

3. Self may be added by Is, and selves by Ses. 


C 


T>- 


S . 6 


myself himself yourself ourselves themselves yourselves 













































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1[4. WRITING EXERCISE. 

This-is the whole thing, in our own language. It-is important to 
say so, and his influence may change it now. Yes, I recollect it now 
as an improvement. He was to improve it, and I see he has improved 
it. Maybe it-is as it should be. It-is impossible to say it-is new. 
You knew as much as I knew. She is here, and she will recollect the 
time. My time is my own, and I know why. We will go along and 
you may come at the usual time with him. Am I in the way? If I 
come here with her first, will you come here yourself? I shall come 
myself. It is a holy hour. It-is an impossibility for me to be here. 
Has he come himself? It-is hers, and she will come for it herself. 
It-is ours, and we will come for it ourselves. No, I shall go home now 
any way. They know it themselves, for they saw it. Will lie say it 
to us? Yes, sir; he will. You are away up high. You know it your¬ 
self. It-is yours, and you should come for it. It-is of importance to 
you. His-is a new thing. It is-as much yours as-his. His-is yours, 
and yours is-his. Yours has-as much as his-has. Is-his as large as 
yours? Has-his come yet ? 













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LESSON XII. 

111. 

contractions. (First List.) 

./^acknowledge 

—^..nevertheless 

.—anything 

jil_n ot withstandin g 

..Vrr^become 

nothing 

..enough 

\—, .^peculiar-itv 

V-r^i r amiliar-ity 

Y^a^refer 

.. ^s^__forever 

^V^’-eferred 

^ I will 
highly 

"i . 

..'—into 

refers-ence 

/V,.,represent 

a 

..onto 

represented 

. /.... .^.regular-ity 

.^wJ'something 

. irregular-ity 

...'....knowledge 


never 















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^2. WRITING EXERCISE. 

^[2. I will acknowledge, nevertheless, nothing peculiar or irregular, 
but something regular and familiar. It is represented and referred to. 
I have become familiar enough with it to know something as to it. 
Anything you may do will never influence me in my knowledge. It 
is yours forever. If you will go into it you will see the peculiarity. 
Your familiarity with the subject is important. I represent myself. 
You have reference to him; he refers to me; you refer to the irregu¬ 
larity of it. Come onto it and you will see. 


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LESSON XIII. 

PREFIXES AND AFFIXES. 

IT 1. Con , com or cum is indicated by a light dot at the beginning 
of the first consonant in the remainder of the form. 

..->..1.—.t. 

continue commerce commit conquest condole 

If2. Accom is represe ted by a heavy dot in like position. 

. 

accompany accompanist 

^[3. Ing is indicated by a light dot at the end of the last consonant. 

..b_.... )*. 

taking looking making saying 

H4. The Ing-dot cannot be used in words of one syllable which 
end in ing. I11 such words the stroke Ing must be used. 

king bring sing ring sling sting 

1f5- Ings is indicated by a heavy dot at the end of the last conson¬ 
ant, or, by joinirg Ings. 

J L..-J-.L- 

doings doings sayings sayings 

If6. Ing-a-n-d may be indicated by placing t-oid or k-oid in the po¬ 
sition of the dot. 

....ti.. 

making a n d giving and taking and 

^7. Ing the may be expressed by placing ch-oid in the position of 
the dot. 

... \ . . .bf.. 

doing the giving the taking the knowing the 










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*OUR SHORTHAND STORY. 

CHAPTER I. 


pr 




a 


•f. 


V V 


^ J _ l ^ | 4 \ 


*This little story was written for this book for the purpose of oresentinjr tn- 
principles in connection with actual work purpose 01 presenting the 

Bach chapter must be copied by the student ten or more times. 















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IvKSSON XIV. 

THE HALVING PRINCIPLE. 


fli. T or d may be added to a full length stroke (with the excep¬ 
tions noted below) by making the stroke half its usual length. 

.. ft.L .I.. £ .<•„ 

date lot smut shades state not decked write hate 


r 2. If a vowel is required after t or d at the end of a word, this 
principle canno be used. The stroke t or d must be used. 



-"T n- 


pity duty shady knotty kitty 


^3. This principle is not used where it would be difficult to make 
Ihe stroke half its usual length. In such case the stroke t or d must 
be used. 



rnone ed kicked locate vacate 


When d is added o m, n , ar or el by halving, those strokes 
are made heavy . 



made need nod erred soared old sold 


^[5. Lay and ray are never halved to add d. 








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If 6 . WORD-SIGNS. 

(Fourth List.) 


.quite 

.of it 

^ is it 

.somewhat 

.feature 

) 

.astonish 

) h-as it 
.was it 

sometime 

after 

establish 

r 

.little 

•••^-nature 

future 

astonish- 

ment 

-C- let 

- • j''- natural-ly 

Act - footstep 

^ establish 
ment 

.seldom 


( 

>i 

■••••••astonished . . 

world 

w under 
hundred 





•..(... without 

.)j. . established 


...y. about 


















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If 7. WRITING EXERCISE. 


I am quite astonished that I should see you at the establishment so 
seldom. Your astonishment is somewhat natural. A new feature of 
the establishment is to be added in the future. Is that his footstep? 
I have come without it. I have come after it. I owe you a hundred dol¬ 
lars. I will establish it. You astonish me. Give me half of it. It is his 
nature. Is it established? Was it natural? It is sometime since. 
Has it come yet? It is a little thing. I will come immediately. Un¬ 
der the world. You stay here until I come. 


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LESSON XV. 

DESIGNATION AND JOINING OF Oids. 

I may be prefixed to a following word or word-sign by ch-oid, 
r-oid or p-oid, the oid being always written in first position. 


1 


t 


r 


I-do I-know I-think I-will 

There is but one exception to this rule, and 


I-ain 

^2. / is never affixed, 

that is when it is attached to and, when the phrase is written in first 
position. 

7 ^ I -. -7 

and-I and-I-was and-I-am and-I-have and-I-will and-I-shall 

1f3- He and the may b2 affixed to a following word or word-sign by 
ch-oid or r-oid. 


J 




J. . 


if-t-he in-the know-the may-t-he shall-t-he will-t-he 
^[4. He may be prefixed to a following word or word-sign by ch-od, 
p-oid or r-oid, the oid being always written on the line (second po¬ 
sition). 


lie-may he-will he-shall he-knows he-never 
1f5. The may be occasionally prefixed, by ch-oid, p-oid or r-oid, to 
a following word or word-sign, the word or word-sign retaining its po¬ 
sition. 

„ . M*. 


the-day the-most the-same the-man the-only 
TJ6. A, an or and may be prefixed, by k-oid or t-oid, to a following 
word or word-sign, the word or word-sign retaining its position. 


1 


r 


a-day an-ant and-it a-little a-good 
If 7. How maybe prefixed, by ch-oid, p-oid or r-oid, to a following 
word or word-sign, the oid being always written in fourth position 
—-just beneath the line. 

--.^-7- 

how-may how-will how-long how-shall 


































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LESSON XVI. 

THE LENGTHENING PRINCIPLE. 
r i. Doubling the length of Ing adds kr or gr. 



thinker hunger linger 

^[2. Doubling the length of any other full-length stroke adds tr, 
dr , thr or dhr . 



neither 

entire 


• rather 


— no other 


whether 


-•another 


. the other 


^[4. WRITING EXERCISE. 

^4. Another day will do. Come another time. Neither was here 
the entire day. I would rather come. She was here the other day. 
Do vou recollect whether he was here? 


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CHAPTER IV. 


i) ^ 

A...I . 


......y..\.. 

c...» 








» 


x.St. 


<1 


V v 




1 • / A 


/ ' - 

)..Lb/..’.. 

^ / / 

._.^.L..y. i ...^..V. r .^.... 

.t r r...^... > .L.,..,,..^,.^... t ..)...^..)-...!..Z._..i.. 

\ ‘i < i y. r * \ • s' /, , L" 

V L *#*• .^./...V....1..J.. 




VI 

)..b r . v .U^\V 

I- nA ( . ( 

























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LESSON XVII. 

IP-HOOK, principle. 

fli. IV may be prefixed to m, n , l or ray by a small initial hook. 



wane wool war Walter wonder 


*[2. Is may be prefixed to this book by placing it within the hook. 

.O' " 

swim swoon swallow swore 

* 3. H may be prefixed to this hook [1] by an oid, and [2] by 
making the hook heavy. The first form is preferable. 

sSh »»«*«. m * jm * m ***»*‘»“***»*«*»‘** 1 

wheel whine wheel whine 
*[4. This hook may be used between two consonants. 



quill queen quaim queer unwieldy acquire 


1 [ 5 . WORD-SIGNS. [Sixth List.] 


{" while 

wherever 

afterward 

we will 


..C. well 

we may 
with me 

forward 





.£ 7 T>. with him 

.... onward 

where 

.when 

^ anywhere 

inquire 

..y aware 

whenever 

<'V^require 

















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^[6. WRITING EXERCISE. 

1 [ 6 . While we are aware of it, we will inquire into it with him, 
as you require. I will go forward anywhere, whenever and wherever 
you wish. We may go now. When will you come with me? We will 
go onward afterward. Where will we go? 


^7. READING EXERCISE. 








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CHAPTER V. 


> 





Z 


VX-»- 




. 

C~ l , 

>-*7.,..^.^>.-.. c . .y.,. .X. r -.... 

Lb ± ( J.y.. j 

.r... v t 




























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LESSON XIX. 

iV-HOOK PRINCIPLE. 

T[i. A small final hook, on the contrary side to the is-circle side , 
of straight consonants , denotes n. 



pun den John keen rain 


^2. A small final hook, on the inside of a curved consonant , also 
denotes n. 

^( d p... 

fine thin shown mean noon lane 

^3. Is, placed on the n-hook side of straight consonants , denotes 
the presence of n immediately preceding the Is. 

^ .1 ^ ^ 

pence dance guns rains chains 

^[4. Is must be shown inside the hook on curved strokes. 

fans means lines shines nuns 

i 

^[5. When this hook is attached to a halved stroke, the n precedes 
the t or d cdded. by the halving. No vowel can come between the n 
and the added t or d. 

Jr.. C....A. 

o 

A 

don’t rained mound-t lend-t shunned 










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1 [ 6 . WORD-SIGNS. 

(Seventh List.) 



J 

. gentlemen 

1 s' phonogra- 
. pher 

/> 

(-■ learn 

happen 
v punish- 

•"V ment 

gentleman 

( _phonogra- 

. phic 

^ may not 

.. happiness 

_, question 

can 

c 

.within 

. we may not 

\ combine 
. -ation 

kind 

.cannot 

.opinion 

J 

did not 

been 

.begin-ning 

r* 

J do not 

to have 
been 

. TTTT?. begun 

(P 

.we will not 

had not 

.s/.. general-ly 

began 

~^s> are not 

behind 

y imagine 
y -ation 

^ phonogra- 
phy 

°° * 
we are not 



^[7. contractions. (Second List.) 


.. intelligible-y 

. indiscriminate 

understood 

0 indispensable-v 

V... unders£and-ing 

7 

......... intelligence 


V 

. intelligent 

\ 

speak 


advertisment 

































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1[8. WRITING EXERCISE. 

We will not anticipate the general question. It has been begun. 
They were not understood. We do not understand that this-is but 
the beginning, yet we acknowledge that it-has been begun, for they 
began it sometime since. Is-it intelligible to you? He is not an in¬ 
telligent gentleman. You are not indispensable. That was the opinion 
of the gentleman, and the-other gentlemen did not question him. 
Can you imagine what imagination is? Upon what point do you base 
it? Upon the indiscriminate use of intelligence. We may begin 
within a few days. We cannot learn phonography if we do not study. 
Are you a phonographer? That is my phonographic book. She is 
generally here, but she may not be here. We are not ready. They 
will not wait. She had not been here long. You are not ready. 
We will be behind time. 


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LESSON XIX. 

F- AND F-HOOK PRINCIPLE. 

1[i. A small final hook, on the circle side of straight and a long 
thin hook on the inside of curved strokes, represents a following f or v. 

V. t' f ^ e fr f 

pave dive chief rough hive stave thief 
$2. Is must be shown inside this hook. 

s. C C 4 6' 

paves dives chiefs hives thieves 

L$. When this hook is used on a halved stroke, the f or v added 
precedes the added t or d. 

H4. word signs. (Eighth List.) 

*1 

\ U 

.... .V. - before .I have 

I ‘ 

_,V... whatever ^ _ whoever 

/ 0 

A—whichever . awful-ly 

U 

/ U 5 . WRITING EXERCISE. 

I have been here before. Whatever you do, do well, Whichever 
way you go, go forward. Be kind to whoever conies. It was awful. 

If6. READING EXERCISE. 









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LESSON XX. 

Ti Z^-HOQK. 

^fi. Tive may be represented on straight strokes by a large final 
hook, on w-hook side. 

.. 

active detective deceptive elective sedative 
If 2 . Is must be shown inside this hook. 

.fe. 

detectives sedatives 
Short- hook. 

TT 3 - The syllable short (spelled tion, sion y cion } etc.) is represent¬ 
ed, on straight strokes, by a large final hook on the circle side, and, 
on curved strokes, by a large final hook on the inside of the curve. 

passion portion caution motion notion election deception 
If4. Is must be shown inside this hook. 

.4 

passions portions cautions motions notions elec icns deceptions 

If 5 - When used on halved strokes, the short precedes the added t 
or d. 

_ 

patient impatient ancient 

Eshon- hook. 

If 6 . A small back-hook, following a circle, loop or hook, denotes 
short preceded by a vowel. This hook is called eshon. 

X .I....... L . 

position condensation division divisional 
If7. Is must be shown inside this hook. 

.*.I.1 

positions condensations divisions 










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LESSON XXI. 

R- AND /-HOOKS. 

fli. A small initial hook is used to represent r and /. The pecu 
liarity of this hook is that it is read after the stroke to which it is at¬ 
tached. 

1 [ 2 . To represent r } it is joined as follows: 

. 

pr br tr dr chr jr kr gr fr vr thr shr mr nr 

dhr zhr 


If3. F, v , th and dh are turned over when the r-hook is added. 

^[4. M and n are thickened when the r-hook is added, to distin¬ 
guish this hook from the w-hook. 

If5- To represent l this hook is joined as follows: 

\ . 

pi bl tl dl chljl kl gl fl vl thl sill ml nl rl yl 

dhl 

If 6. This hook is enlarged on m, n and ray, to distinguish it from 
the ze/-liook. 

If7* The vocalization of the rand /-hooks is as follows: (a) when 
the vowel precedes or follows the stroke and hook, the vowel is placed 
in its proper position by the stroke: 


_IS_Z.&.. 

appie play evil flee over free -Ethel throw 
(b) When the vowel comes between the stroke and hook, a dot- 
vowel is changed into a circle, and a dash-vowel or diphthong is 
struck through the stroke at the proper position: 

Y . -e. w 

... 

peerless paralyze port fault near nor murder voluntary 

If8* ds, steh or ses, placed on the r-hook side denotes the presence 
of an r following the stroke. 

' .v-a 

sober cigar stupor sister 










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*[9. Ster cannot be placed on the r-hook side. 

1 [io. Is must be shown inside the /-hook, and inside the ^-hook on 
curved strokes. 

flu. Steh or ses cannot be attached to an /-hook, nor to an r-hook 
on curved strokes. 


LESSON XXII. 

fli. word-signs. (Ninth List.) 


f ’tell 
'-‘it will 

—truth 

.,..~.over 

-0—throughout 

—.p«;at all 

..,X..„'truthful-ly 

1 

'-during 

*” according- 
ance 


_particular 

—least 

-.~J~dt length 

e_• 

very 

every 

their 

.*••••—there 

,they are 

—^ ....-other 

^__opport’ nity 

pretty 

-^transcript 

_, .acquaint-ed 

-ance 

.. «— difficult-y 

c — 

wsure-ly 

.^.surprise 

--care 

\' 


.^Mr. 

—toward 

\ principal 

^_P e ople 

.^Mrs. 

j£—: it will not 

. practice 
-A—practical-ly 

_.^.belong 

...^'—manner 


. practicable 
“Ar- -ility 

^ believe 

.„ in order 


remember 

member 

^...^1..belief 

.. in order to 


brother 
> number 

_!\*from 

1 

-— authority 



authority 





















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If2. WRITING EXERCISE. 

It will not be difficult to remember tlie particular remark Mr. 
Clay used. The principal difficulty was overcome when the princi¬ 
ple was understood. Tell the truth. He is a member of our sur¬ 
prise party. It will come sometime. They are surely there now. 
He was one of the number. Their brother had an opportunity to go. 
Throughout the day the doctor watched. His manner was not at all 
truthful, at least we did not think so. At length, they all came, ac¬ 
cording to the plan. It was practically impossible. It was not prac¬ 
ticable. It was the proper thing to do. He was equally careful of 
her. He said it over and over again. They came from every way. 
She had very good care during the night. In order to do this, he 
went away. Where do those people belong ? My belief is that they 
belong here. I believe that is so. She is an acquaintance. It is a 
transcript. 


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LESSON XXIII. 


Rel- AND /«'-HOOKS. 


i. By enlarging the r hook l may be added. 


.'r 


% 


April girl liberal control 


T[2. By enlarging the / hook r may be added. This rule cannot 
be applied to the l hook when it is attached to in, n or ray. 



clear scholar bachelor abler color clerk 


13 - The vocalization of these hooks is the same as though the 
r or l was attached by a full stroke. 

In- HOOK. 

H 4 - The syllable in, cn, un or on, when followed by Is, may be 
indicated (when the stroke n cannot be used) by a small initial hook. 





inseparable enslave unstrung onslaught 








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CHAPTER X. 

C, W*. - ^ 


. 

I 7 c 


1 h* 


■_ J \ 

* " ~ " u O' 




' 1 Y-' 


. 

. 0 ..l>l,v> v -5/.... 

..( C.7...b.k)..3,\ A '..^.....^.. Z.^SZ.^X.. 

:.kD..,. 


7 






Vi 


l 


u 


k - 7 


S.D.rr,.Sj./.Z.\:. 



Ik 


.-. 


























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LESSON XXIV. 

PHRASING. 

^[i. Two or more wora-signs may be joined, 

1.U.' ). j. > 

it-was it-may when-was when-he-was when-she- 

IT 2 - The first member of a phrase is placed i 
except as given in ^2 and fl6, Tesson XV. 


forming a phrase. 



was you-may she-mav 
n its proper position, 




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. A 

.o. V .«r^ ^ 

...jt)i 

. 

._..'f".'V ,. > .,y'.: •j,'. ( i• \-• 

if v) ' %*.**S^ ! v‘ v /j 
























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LESSON XV. 

To AND to-the IMPLIED. 

‘[f i. A word or word-sign when placed just beneath the line is in 
the fourth position. This position is used to indicate a preceding to 
or to the. 



to-it to-the-man to-the-case to-do to-tliis to-hirn 


^[2. This position is never used to indicate to before me or my. In 
such case, the to must be prefixed to the following me or my, to dis¬ 
tinguish from to him. 





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LESSON XXVI. 


Of the implied. 


If i- By placing a word as near as possible to a preceding one, of- 
the is implied. 

IV.Vk. 

day-of-the-week most-of-the-people several-of-the-people 

If 2 . This principle may occasionally be used to imply of in such 
cases as the following: 



say-of-him some-of-these 
If3- Of is never implied before me. 


DIRECTION OE Sh. 


H 


\ 


In phrases, sh may be written upward. 

-v... 

was-she how long-has-she when-did-she 







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CHAPTER XIII. 

.'O,.f> jJ, ..^ 0 .^. 2 ?. 

■V 

\ ’ a ,~...» ^ 
y/ y. ^ 

1 ~i / 

( | * \ • > *~*X fe 1.^ 






















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LESSON XXVII. 

WORDS ADDED BY HAEVING. 

^[i. It may be added by halving a preceding word-sign, the sign 
halved retaining its position. 

« . - ( — 

do-it had-it in-it think-it 

^2. Had may be added in the same manner, the sign halved being 
always placed in Ihe third position. 

-i./.<.'**>. 

it-had which-had they-had she-had he-liad 


^[3. Would may be added in the same manner as had is added, 
there being no liability of conflict. 


Us added. 

^[4. Us may be added by Is, the word-sign to which it is attached 
retaining its positicr. 



for us \see-us to-us by-us 






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LESSON XXVIII. 

WORDS ADDED BY LENGTHENING. 

^[i. There , their or they-are may be added by lengthening a word- 
sign or last stroke of a word 



in-there-their where-there-their-they are 

was-tliere-their take-there-their 


If 2. Other may sometimes ]pe added in like manner. 



among-other some-other in-otlier 
If 3. Whether may be added in like manner. 



do-you-know-whether care-whether 
1 f 4 - Occasionally, an additional thr may be added bv a triple length 

L_ 

do-you-know-w T hether-thr 
Thr ADDED BY HEAVY oid. 


If 5 - Thr may be added by a heavy oid , in the direction of Jay 
(, j-oid ), or of Bee {b-oid). 

£ <t_/ 


with-thr were-thr would-thr since-thr 


Ing-thr. 

If6. A heavy oid , as described above, may be used in place of ing- 
dot to represent ing-thr . 



doing-thr making-thr staying-tlir 
















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LESSON XXIX. 


WORDS ADDED BY FINAI, HOOKS. 

^[i. Than may be added by //-hook. 

. . c .Vrr^. 

more-than quicker-than better-than 
If2. One and own may also be added by //-hook. 

.......-V 

any-one some-one of-one my-own our-own 

J 

If 3* Not may also be added by //-hook.... or . no t 

^ 4 - Of and have may be added by/hook. 


!, 


day-of all-of-have and-of-have 
1T5- may also be added by /-hook, the sign to j 

which it is attached being placed in first position.and-if 

WORDS ADDED BY INITIAL, HOOKS. 

J6- P\ lr may be added by r-hook and placing the word-sign to 
which it is attached in third position. 




position. 

\ 


at-our by-our in-our 

» 7 \ The olds f °rm an exception to the rule in 116 , by retaining their 
position. ^ ^ 

.^.. 

of-our to-our or-our 

1 T?\ Are may be added by r-hook and placing the sign in second 
position. a & 

/.. 1 

which-are they-are 

If9. All and will may be added by /-hook, the word sign retaining 
its position. ^ Z 1 P 6 

.X. \ . I... 

of-all to-all they-will it-will 

Ifio. In may be added by in- hook. 


in-some 


1 


in-consideration 
















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CHAPTER XVI. 



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LESSON XXX. 

F?# IN PHRASES. 

1 [i. The sign for you maybe taken out of its position, and may 
be inverted. 


A.. 

you-have 

a ^ 

.. a- 

you-did-not you-do-not you-had-not 


Can and cannot distinguished. 

^2. By striking the / and he oids upward ( r-oid ) 011 cannot, and 
downward ( ch-oid) on can, the important distinction between those 


words will be made. 

r~> 


I-cannot 

I-can he-cannot lie-can 


^[3. By inverting you when prefixed to cannot, the same distino 
tion may be made. 


you-cannot you-can 


if-you-cannot 


if-yoU'Can 






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LESSON XXXI. 

OMISSION OF CONSONANTS. 

^[1. In such words as custom, lastly, testify , testimony and listless . 
the t following the .? may be omitted. 

If 2. The t may be omitted in such phrases as jus t-as. 

^[3. K may be omitted in such words as next. 

If4. In such words as transaction and counsel, the n before the .? 
may be omitted. 


If5- IylST OF OUTLINES AND CONTRACTIONS FOR PROPER NAMES. 


.Bishop 

.X^Frank , 

Johnson 

Catherine 

.Fitzgerald 

....^....Jasper 

- 2 ... Charles 

George 

.Margaret 

...^...Davis 

..W... Henry 

" 7 * 

.. ^ .. Millicent 

.^.....Elizabeth 

.^Jameson 

_ Patterson 




Peterson 


^ - William 



Phillips 

.Phelps 


■V * 55 


Ransom 


Thompson 


..(Ls..... Wilson 



Winslow 

-Walker 

•Watson 


















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LESSON XXXII. 

House PHRASED. 

^ i. Es or Is may be used in phrases to represent house 


a 


L 


in-the-house 


my-house your-house 


%2. Is may be enlarged to add house. 

-i...•— 

at-his-house in-his-house whose-house 


6 ... 


enlarging weh , wuh, yeh and yuh. 

*^3. Weh, wuh, yeh ox yuh may be enlarged to add another wen, 
wuh , yeh or yuh. 

C D 

...C....O. 

with-you were-we what-were you-were 
we-were were-you what-would you-would 

1 i 4 . These signs may be further enlarged to add a third sign. 

C D 


we-were-with with-what-you what-were-you wliat-we-were 
Way and away. 

1 [ 5 « Way and away may be represented in pnrases by weh or wuh, 

^ ^ ' c 

...•=*... rrr\ ..<rrt.«... 


any-way gateway go-away right-away some-way this-way 

Con and com implied. 

1 [ 6 . Con or com may be implied by using the preceding word in 
place of the dot. L ~ 3 

in-condition his-conduct and-contained the-contents 












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r 7 . contractions. (Fourth List/; 


A 


conversa¬ 

tion 


U 

.I have not 


A 


exact 


what were 

. J.yon doing 

* there 


how long 
(have yon) 
^ lived 


c/’ 

V 


where 
(do you) live 

did you 
have 


..V. 

1 


evident 

evidence 

I have beet; 


r 

- . vears old 


JL 


plaintif! 

defendant 

testimony 














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LESSON XXXIII. 

Did AND do ADDED. 

^ 1. In certain cases, did may be added by halving a word-sign 
*nd placing it in first position. 

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tliey-did she-did he-did whv-did 
r 2. In certain cases do may be added by halving a word-sign and 
placing it in second position. 

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they-do she-do he-do whv-do 

Going and coming distinguished. 

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former aud ing-doton the latter. 


coming going 


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.into that 


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where did 
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time 

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_ go there 


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LESSON XXXIV. 

SPECIAL, APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES. 
It indicated by halving and juxtaposition. 



thitik-it-was you-say-it-was I-kuow-it-was when-it-was what-time-it-was 
M may be lengthened to add pr or br. 



chamber timber lumber temper 





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LESSON XXXV. 


1 [r. Contra or eontro is indicated by k-oid or t-oid in same position 
as con-dot. 

I .O 

contradicu controvert 


^2. Con, com, cum or cog within a word may be shown by Omit¬ 
ting it and placing the other parts of the word close together. 




disconnect Wisconsin misconduct nonconducting decofnpose 



incompetent circumference recognize unrecognized 

^[3. Magna or magni may be indicated by in, the remainder of 
the word being placed beneath it. 



magnanimous magnify 

•{4. Inter, enter or intro may be represented by net placed in ar.y 
position before the remainder of the word. 



interpret entertain introduce unintroduced 

^[5. This prefix is occassionally joined. 

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entertain introduce interest interpret 









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LESSON XXXVI. 

* 

AFFIXES. 


*[1. Ple-y may be expressed by a joined b. 

n ( v ’\ 

sensible-y advisable reversible 


If 2. For-e or far may be expressed by joined f. 

> ..... ..v. 

therpfor-e wherefore so-far as-far-as 


*[3. Ingly may be expressed by b-oid in place of ing-doi. 

zVv../V...W 

lovingly knowingly willingly seemingly 


^[4. Lessness may be expressed by ses placed in same position as 
ing-dot. 



resistlessness 


carelessness 


recklessness 










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1[5. There are many affixes which may be expressed by the first 
stroke in their form being disjoined. The following illustrations will 
form a basis for their designation. 

.. \r . 

, instability formality popularity prosperity 


* 56 . Mental or mentality may be expressed by disjoined merit. 

.L.^... 

instrumental-ity fundamental 


Ology may be expressed by Jay disjoined or joined. 

.y. y 

zoology physiology theology 


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. J . 

lieirsKip friendship membership 


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r.'t.., < 


. 

whosoever 


whensoever 


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CONTRACTIONS (SPECIAL). 


V 

absurd-ity 

•A 

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average 

\ 

compliance 

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accept-ation 

\ 


beheld 
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countryman 


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architect-ure \ 
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contractions (Special)—Continued. 

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v- -exception¬ 
able 


deliverance .K. disturb 

3 


denominate 

ation 


l 


deride 


i 


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downward 


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excuse 


l 


derision 


derive 


.eastern 


Hu«rland 


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.description entertain¬ 
ment 

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.exhibition 

P 

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exaggera- 

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contractions (Special)—Continued. 


•glorious 

^ r 

immortalize 






interpret 

..glory 


. in all 






jury 

• goveru-ment 


independent- 

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juxtaposition 

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indescriba¬ 

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machinery 

guilt-y 

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indifferent- 




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may have 
been 


movement 


next 


individual 


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hereinafter 




inhabit 


inhabitant 


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■ identical 

identifica- 
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ignorant 


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inform 


CTN 3 ~1 

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inscription 


, immortal-ity 


insecure 


..ST7..., majority 


manufact- 

ure-ory 

meanwhile 


^7 New Jersey,] 
.TyT- New York 
nobody 
..of what 


(\ on the other 


in reference 
in regard 
in respect 
inquire-y 


on one hand 


from time-to- only 

time 


memoran¬ 

dum 


ordinary 



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ary 


organ 

rv 

x— 


.organic 


organism 

moral-ity 

. organization 


mortal-ity 
.mortgage 


organize 


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mortgagee 


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perhaps 



































































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perform 


perpendicu¬ 

lar 


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position 


possession 


\ 

... possess! ve 
Y. possessor 


\ possible- 

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contractions (Special)—Continued. 



<J-N 

.similar-ity 



realize 



spiritualism 

reform-ed 

<J-N 

.simple-icity 


spiritualistic 

J 

.simpler 


spiritualiza- 

.religion 



tion 

J . 

;..single 

..A... 

spoken 

/ irreligious 

.siugular-ity 

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stenography- 

0 

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situation 

A. 

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step by step 

sanguine 

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1 

stranger 

Y . ■ 

,...SU>'....soon 


subsequent 


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portion 

prepare 

professor 





satisfaction 


.satisfs 

p satisfactory 
.satisfy 


^ southeast 


southeast- 

. 5 ...... ern 


* Secretary of 

-Tr. state 


L 


..southern 


Secretary of 
War 


secure 


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.jl f . ..south west 


°V/ 5 south west- 
■•••••— ern 


secured-ity 

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p ..speak 

. set forth 

V- 

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set off 

special-ty 


J shall hav 
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real 


significance- 

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signature 


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tial-ity 

suggest 

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suggestive 

c\ superintend- 
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suspension 

...L..take it 

... betake 

7. .mistake 

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overtake 
partake 
undertake 
^ testify 

,.JL testimony 

testimonial 
/ thanksgiv- 

....v.... they have 

(. they have 
j..... had 

v to become 

^— • 

\ to have been 

. 

.1 to their 

tolerable 

tolerance 

tolerant 
.jCa... intolerant 
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contractions (Special)—Continued. 

uniformity 

United- 
. States 

. unless 

unquestion¬ 
able 

vice versa 
Virginia 

virtue 
virtuously 

worn an 

'"‘crS"' 

...cTr?.... women 

work 

. wdrkmen 

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yield 



















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KEY TO 

OUR SHORTHAND STORY. 

Chapter I. 

In 1882, in the city of Chicago, a youth, by the name of Thomas 
Smith, was walking along the sidewalk of a thoroughfare of the 
city just named. He was tall and slim and his step elastic. He w^as 
thinking and scarcely saw anything. He was aroused into a knowl¬ 
edge of things by receiving a heavy slap on the back and a hearty 
“Hello, Tom!” in his ear by a chum of his. The name of Tom’s 
chum was James Peck, and he was Tom’s height, but heavier. Each 
stood looking at his chum for a time, and, at last, Tom said: “ I am 
happy to see you. How long it is since we were together at Har¬ 
lem! ” 


Chapter II. 

“ It does me good to see you,’’ said James, “but you seemed to be 
so absorbed and I almost gave up catching you, for you walked so 
fast,” he added. 

“The fact is, I am in a bad way and was hurrying along, keeping 
pace with my thoughts,” said Tom. 

“How is that? Eet me know all about it,” asked James, some¬ 
what astonished. 

“ It is a long story, but I will give it to you. I am out of a job and 
almost out of money. I do not know what I shall do if I do not get 
something to do soon,” said Tom, quite in despair. He added: 
“My time was up at the lodging house last night and I have not 
anything to pay with, and I do not like to go home without having 
something to pay.” 

“ That is all right, my boy,” said James, smiling. “ I will let you 
have anything you need in the way of money, so you need not think 
about that now.” 





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The two walked along, talking about old days, for some time, but 
James was thinking of some way to help Tom out of his dilemma. 
He thought Tom ought to study the “Winged Art,” and Tom 
thought so, too. He said he would pay Tom’s way until he was 
ready for business, and Tom adopted the idea and thanked James 
for his goodness. So they commenced to look for an institute. 


Chapter III. 

At the first, they said six weeks was all that was necessary. Not 
any of the rest would set any time. 

Tom said : ‘ ‘ The first is the best for me, because I will soon be 

ready to look out for myself. ’ ’ 

“Do not be deceived by any such idea,” said James. “You will 
not do it in six weeks so that you will give as good service as you 
would like. I was misled by something like this, and I do not 
intend that you shall be. You take my advice and we will select 
this institute which does not say that it will do anything but teach 
you. If you study hard you may get it under command in six 
weeks. You will come and room with me and I will help you along 
with your lessons. ’ ’ 

Under a good tutor, and by the help of James, Tom, in ten weeks, 
could write about fifty words a minute on first reading, and James 
got him into an easy office, but it was hard work for him for some 
time. After he got used to the business, he soon had all the speed 
that he needed in that office. 


Chapter IV. 

The business of the house with which Tom was engaged was daily 
enhancing in importance and size, and it was soon necessary to 
employ another writer to help him along. After several attempts, 
they got a young lady to assist him. This was a [sign for Tom to 
“look out,” but he paid no heed, neither did he seem to notice his 
dilemma. The young lady, above referred to, was of medium height. 
♦She had bewitching eyes, and they always had a smile in them—on 
the whole, she was rather a comely young lady, and, to make matters 
as bad as they could be, her typewriter was alongside of Tom’s. 







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Matters kept along smoothly for some time. On a certain day, the 
young lady did not come to the office, hut, instead, a little note was 
received, saying that she could not be at the office that day, as she 
had slipped on the steps the night just past and had twisted her foot 
and she could hardly move about. A nice excuse was dictated to Tom 
and sent by a boy to “ Miss Belle Harding, 3610 Gem avenue.” Tom 
was so busy that day that he had hardly time to think of anything, 
yet he missed the sound of the other typewriter. 


Chapter V. 

The da}’ after, Tom missed something beside the sound of the 
typewriter—he missed a voice—he missed a footstep—but he did not 
seem to know that this “ missing ” was the sole cause of his uneasi¬ 
ness and the reason for his making so many errors and having to 
recopy some of his letters. 

When we are busy with some work which requires deep thought, 
we may get along without our worries taking us away to something 
else. Whenever we are not thus engaged, our thoughts may wander 
anywhere—onward, forward, backward—without our seeming to be 
aware of it. Wherever this is so, we may inquire, as we will, what 
is the matter, but it will not aid us in shutting it off. So it was a 
good thing for Tom that he had .so much to do that he had no time 
to think of anything else. 

In a few days, another little note was received, saying that she was 
no better, but was getting worse. Tom was sent to ascertain if she 
had a good doctor. Somehow, the pall, which had shadowed Tom for 
the last few days, now went away, and his naturally sunny nature 
beamed forth in all its lightness. 


Chapter VI. 

He thought he would never reach the end of his ride, but at last he 
reached the avenne upon which she lived. It was a long walk to the 
house he was looking for but his heart was light and. he walked along 
rapidly. As he went along his imagination began to rear the edifice 
in which he was to find Miss Belle, and it was indeed imposing; in 





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modern style, handsomely appointed and rising in superb stateliness, 
above the surrounding houses. He walked on, looking at the houses 
but slightly as he passed them. These residences did not occupy his 
mind. They were not of the highest order of neatness, but he did 
not even pass an opinion on them. Generally speaking, it was not 
a high-toned avenue, and by that we do not wish to be understood as 
casting any slur upon the occupants of the houses, for they were 
honest, hardworking folks, though not of high intelligence. They 
are indispensable to each large city. They live in houses of indis¬ 
criminate styles — but we will not anticipate, except to say that the 
coziness within many of these houses was to be commended. Riches 
may give comfort but they cannot give sweetness to a home-life which 
is so necessary to happiness. 

When Tom came to view the house indicated on his note he 
acknowledged himself disappointed. The houses w r ere not what he 
anticipated : his imagination had been at work and had not given 
him anything. His fine edifice could not be erected in such sur¬ 
roundings. It would have been out of harmony with the rest of the 
houses — a menace to the happiness of the occupants. 


Chapter VII. 

Tom had stopped before a tall, rickety, dismal tenement. He cast 
his eyes up and down it, beginning at the basement and going to the 
roof and back to the basement. Whatever it had possessed of beauty 
when first erected had long since faded away. Of paint, not a bit 
remained. The main door was still upon its hinges, or, rather, upon 
one of them. The entrance was dirty and covered with the remnants 
of w r hat had once been a matting. 

He said to himself: “Whoever lives here, she cannot. It is an 
error. It would be an outrage even to think of it —it is too awful to 
think of.” 

He was about going away, when something moved him to satisfy 
himself on the question. Whichever way he looked the houses 
seemed to be no better. An assortment of bell-knobs hung on each 
side of the door: some white, some red, and some spotted : some 
hung downward, w 7 ith a foot or two of rusty wire detaining them ; 
some stood stiff and rigid in the holes, while they show’ered withering 
looks upon the less fortunate companion knobs. 





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He thought: “I have no idea which one of those knobs I should 
pull, and not many of them would stand a good pull.” 


Chapter VIII. 

He stood in bewilderment for a moment before making a selection. 
Somewhat recovering his usual condition of mind, he said, in a med¬ 
itative undertone : ‘‘Why, she must live in the lower portion of the 
house, even if she does live in such a house.” So he selected the 
bottom knob and gave it a tug. It gave no sign that it was in com¬ 
munication with the bell within ; in fact, did not seem to move in 
the least. Reasoning that it was rusty for want of use, he tugged 
a little harder, but with the same result. He was a patient 
man, but a limit can be reached by anyone. He now essayed with 
both hands, and, for his pains, found himself his entire length upon 
the sidewalk and the knob chattering away as it bumped along 
on the other side of the avenue. Regaining an upright position, 
with rather undue activity, he wondered whether she had seen him, 
but, before he came to any decision in the matter, a woman opened 
the door and, in disjointed English with a foreign accent, asked him. 
with a kindly smile upon her face : ‘‘Vat you vants?” By this time 
Tom had recovered the use of his tongue and asked: “Is Miss 
Belle in?” 

“ No Miss Bell vas here,” said the woman. His habit of saying 
“ Miss Belle ” had become so fixed and seemed such a natural thing 
to do that he had not stopped to think that she had another name 
which had better be used on such occasions as this. 


Chapter IX, 

He had gone along, day after day, without thinking of her as an 
individual entitled by an another name. His thoughts were of the 
person — the being, with whom he was associated in the busy hours 
of the day. Her voice had pleased him. Her ways had charmed 
him. Each succeeding day they had become nearer that state of 
friendship which dates in the past —goes back to the youthful school 
days —to those days when the only name used is the one given by 





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the parents at the christening. In their daily routine they had passed 
the formal state. A question was asked and the answer given without 
the formal address. This was true in most cases. Sometimes it was 
necessary to indicate the person addressed, and when it was neces¬ 
sary so to do he invariably addressed his co-worker as “ Miss Belie.” 
It may be doubted that he had ever taken occasion to impress upon 
his mind her last name. It was quite as true, however, that, when he 
did speak to her in a formal way, (which was quite seldom the case,) 
it was to “ Miss Belle ” that he spoke. 


Chapter X. 

Throughout their acquaintance this had been the only name he 
had ever used, but the difficulty now presented and the manner of the 
woman brought him to remember the balance of the name. So he 
thought it well to be more particular, and said: “Is Miss Belle 
Harding in ? ” 

“ Maybe she be’s dot young vomans on top floor. She ain’t been 
here sometime, eh? ” she asked. 

“ I think not,” Tom remarked. 

“Veil, you can go oop und see,” said the woman, and then .she 
called out in a loud tone : “ Hans !” Soon a dirty faced urchin put 
in an appearance. 

“Hans,” said the woman, “you show dis gentlemans where dot 
young womans vas what sprained her foot.” 

At this intelligence Tom’s face was brightened by a broad smile, 
aud he followed the little pudgy piece of Germanity up three long 
flights of worn-out and creaky stairs. During the trip, Tom counted 
the number of steps, saying to himself over and over again : “ Surely, 
she cannot be on the top floor.” 

Tom took occasion to ask the little fellow if he had a brother or 
sister. “Nein,”said he, as he trudged onward toward the succeed¬ 
ing flight. In order to reach this they had to go around a number 
of boxes filled with every thing. After carefully getting around these, 
the principal difficulty they encountered, they climbed another 
equally long flight, at least, so Tom thought, for, it will be remember¬ 
ed, and, to be truthful, he was slightly out of breath. 






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Chapter XI. 

On reaching the top floor, Tom’s little guide took him down a dark 
illy-ventilated hall, stopped before a door at the end of the hall and 
pounded on it with his chubby hands. A clear voice said : “Come in.” 

The little fellow turned to Tom and said : “ Oo ope it: I tant.” 

Tom turned the knob and stepped back while his little guide 
walked, with all his majesty, into the room and said : “Man out 
out here wants oo.” 

“Tell him to come in,’’ was the reply, and he wobbled back into 
the hall, and, taking Tom by the hand, led him to the door, uncere¬ 
moniously pushed him into the room and left him, after carefully 
closing the door. 

Why these young folks should become so embarrassed that one 
could not ask the other to take a seat, and the other could not take it 
on general principles, is past finding out. But such was the condition 
of things in that room for about five minutes. The young lady was 
the first to recover. 

“Why, Mr. Smith,’’ said Miss Harding, her face coloring with 
blushes, ‘ ‘ this is a .surprise. ’ ’ 

Tom said never a word — he could not. Miss Harding, after a few 
moments, continued: “I hope you will pardon me for not being 
more civil, but my ankle is so painful I can hardly walk.’’ 


Chapter XII. 

Tom’s confusion was beginning to wear off and his tongue had 
left the roof of his mouth. “Yes,” he replied, “I have heard all 
about that. I was very sorry to hear of your sad accident.” This 
little speech broke the ice. 

“It was such a simple thing to make so much trouble to me,” 
said Miss Harding. 

“What does the doctor say?” asked Tom. The flush on Miss 
Harding’s face deepened at this question, but he did not notice it and 
proceeded : “How long does he think it will be before you will be 
able to be out of doors ? ” 

Miss Harding did not reply immediately, and Tom seemed to catch 








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an idea from lier silence, and said : “ You have had a doctor, have 
you not ? ” 

“To tell the truth, Mr. Smith,” she said, “I have not had a 
doctor. ’ ’ 

“Can it be,” thought Tom, “that she has no money to pay a 
doctor, and she has been .suffering all this time alone — with no one 
to assist her ? ” Then he said: “Please, Miss Harding, tell me all 
about it. I came up with orders to do whatever was necessary, and 
to ascertain how long it will be before you can come to the office.” 


Chapter XIII. 

With quivering lips and downcast eyes, she told him that her 
mother had died when she was but a little girl, and that her father 
had suddenly died about three weeks after ; that, upon a settlement 
of his estate, it was found that not a cent was left, their homestead 
having to be sold. Her sister and herself were thus left to take care 
of themselves as best they could. That, in an idle moment, she had 
conceived the idea of learning shorthand, not thinking that it would 
be of any use to her. After the closing up of the estate, some friends 
advised her to go to Chicago, where she could get a position easily 
in which she could turn her knowledge of shorthand to account. She 
came here with her sister. They had but a few dollars in money and 
were compelled to get such accommodations as they could, hoping 
soon to be able to do better. She answered advertisement after 
advertisement, but got no response. She had about given up all 
hope, when she received an answer to her application for this posi¬ 
tion. That she had, unluckily, turned her ankle, and that she 
every day 'thought to receive notice of her dismissal. That, when 
she obtained the position, she owed the landlady for three weeks’ 
rent of the two rooms, and it had taken all she had earned to pay 
that up and to procure food for her sister and herself. That she did 
not have any money with which to pay a doctor, and had not had one. 


Chapter XIV. 

During this recital, Tom had been deeply absorbed in the story, 
and had been wondering where the sister was that she had so many 
times spoken of. When she had finished, he asked: “Where is your 
sister ? ’ ’ 







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“ She is in the other room.” 

“ She is not ill,” thought Tom. “ Can it be that she is supporting 
a sick sister, too ? ” Then he asked : “Is she older or younger than 
yourself? ” 

“ She is older than I am.” 

“ Has she succeeded in getting employment? ” 

“ No,” was the quiet answer, “she cannot work.” 

‘ ‘ Then she is ill, ” said Tom quickly. * ‘ How long has she been ill ?’ ’ 

‘ ‘ She had an unfortunate accident about a year ago. She was out 
driving, and one of the wheels of the buggy broke off, and she was 
thrown to the ground and injured severely.” 

“You have indeed been unfortunate,” said Tom, his eyes filling 
with tears. After a moment, he said, as he arose : “I must go now, 
but I will come back soon with a doctor,” and he was gone before she 
could thank him. As the door closed behind him, both young ladies 
had a good cry, but it was not because they were sad. 


Chapter XV. 

After a time, Miss Belle said to her sister: “Do you not believe 
now that prayers are heard and answered? ” They had often spoken 
of this before but it had been an unsettled point with them. 

“Yes, sister dear,” said a low, tender voice from the other room, 
“ He has been very kind to us. I feel as though I should be well 
soon. What a pleasant voice that gentleman has. Is he the one you 
have told me about so often ? ” 

“Yes,” came in such sweet tones that the sister caught the true 
meaning, and said to herself: “That is the man she loves and she 
thinks I do not see it. May God give her a better return than I 
received.” 

Tom returned in a remarkably short time, and with him came a 
hearty, whole-souled doctor. The doctor inspected the injured ankle 
and immediately sent Tom for some hot water, which Tom soon 
brought steaming into the room. The foot was bathed in it and the 
bright smile which spread over the patient’s face gave sure proof that 
the pain had been relieved. The foot and ankle were then bound up 
carefully and the doctor said she would get well soon. He said it 
would not take long to make her as good as new, and she believed it, 
though she had been ill so long. 








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Chapter XVI. 

“Now, Miss Harding,” said Tom, as he was standing behind her 
chair, (and, as Miss Belle looked up, he saw something in the depths 
of her eyes which made him tingle all over — it was a look of ineffable 
love, which she could not suppress — and who dare condemn her:) 
“if you will kindly permit the Doctor to see your sister, I think he 
Can help her, too.' ’ 

“ After a little hesitation, she said : ‘ ‘ You are so kind, ’ ’ and she said 
it with such feeling that even the Doctor went at mixing the medi¬ 
cine with so much zeal that quite a portion of it found its way to the 
floor. 

With Tom’s assistance, Miss Belle walked to the curtains, which 
separated the rooms, telling him, as she disappeared behind them, 
that she would let him know in a moment. She had not been in there 
long when she said : “You may come in now.” 

The Doctor went in, but Tom remained outside, and, while they 
were there, he was very busy. It took the Doctor some time to locate 
the trouble from which the sister was suffering, and by the time he 
had done so, an hour had passed away. It had not seemed so long, 
and they had not noticed that the door into the hallway had been 
opened several times and that various things had been carried into 
the room and placed quietly where there would be no trouble in get¬ 
ting at them. At last, the Doctor had diagnosed the case, and, as he 
threw back the curtains, he caught Tom in the act of opening a huge 
package of oranges and bananas. When they saw the lucious fruit 
there was no end to the delight of the ladies. 


Chapter XVII. 

The ladies thought this the happiest day of their lives. The Doctor 
seemed to enjoy it more than any of the others, but they all had a 
splended time. 

Whether it was due most to the Doctor or to Tom matters not, but 
Miss Belle was soon at her desk in the office. 

In the various evenings spent at the rooms of the Misses Harding, 
(for they were now located in quarters very much better than 
those Tom had found them in). Tom had ascertained that the 




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estate of Mr. Harding had failed to yield anything for the heirs en¬ 
tirely through the actions of one man, and he communicated the facts 
to a lawyer friend of his. 

Miss Belle and Tom took up a course of practice in shorthand. 
They would take copies of letters which they had written in the office 
and Miss Anna would read awhile they wrote them. The letters 
were like these : 

“ Dear Sir : 

In our letter of the 9th we spoke to you of our connection with 
Messrs. Bright & Barker. We wish you to proceed at once with the 
collection of the notes we sent you. In some cases it may be well to 
grant some time, but our own idea is that you will have no difficulty, 
considered good, and we think they will all be paid. Please give the 
matter prompt attention, and, if you will kindly advise us of your 
progress and have reports of settlements sent us as they are made, 
we will be obliged to you. 

Sincerely yours,” 


Chapter XVIII. 

“ Dear Sir : 

Referring to my letter of late date, permit me to say that I cannot 
understand why you did not inform me of the result of your negotia¬ 
tion sooner. I can assure you that it has placed me in a very em- 
barassing position. I think the gentleman you refer to can aid you. 
Please call upon him and ask him if he can and will do so. If he 
cannot, please advise me at once. If you cannot get his assistance, 
I think, if you can arrange to see Mr. Ferguson, he will co-operate 
with you. 

You did not say whether you had seen Mr. Johnson or not. You can¬ 
not overestimate the importance of your seeing him at an early day. 
Please notify me that you have seen him and adjusted the matter. If 
I had known that you had not attended to the matter, I should have 
referred it to some other attorney. 

You may write me at the above address. 

Yours truly,” 








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They first took these letters to one of the best teachers in the city 
and had him give the proper forms. They then wrote the letters 
over and over and over, until they had the forms completely at com¬ 
mand. In this way, they, each eveiling, stored away a number of 
signs which they would never have to change. 


Chapter XIX. 

They also used the following abstract for practice : 

“JAMES FITZGERALD testified that it was the custom of the 
company with which he was engaged to keep a record of each 
transaction in a book made for that purpose. 

“In answer to a question by counsel, he saicl that he had been in 
the employ of the company for several years. 

“ He then proceeded : 

‘ ‘ When a transaction is completed, we go to this book and put it 
down as it occurred. Then a bill is made out by the bill clerk. It 
is his duty to do that. As is usual in such cases, the bill clerk mailed 
the bill to the man ordering the goods. On the day in question I 
was feeling quite sick and listless and was not paying very much 
attention to what was taking place. I remember that a bill was made 
out to Mr. Patterson for the goods he had ordered. I could not be 
mistaken about that. Whether it was sent to him or not, I do not 
remember. The next day I know Mr. Patterson came into the office 
and complained about the goods, but what his complaint was I 
could not remember, as I did not hear what he said.” 

They also used the following transcript for practice, which they 
first submitted to the teacher, as before, for his correction. They had 
been progressing rapidly and they were much pleased wit'.* this kind 
of matter, as they were enabled to make a greater rate of speed upon 
it than upon the solid matter they had been using : 


Chapter XX. 

WILLIAM COOPER, sworn for plaintiff. 

DIRECT EXAMINATION 
By Mr. Moore. 

Q. State your name. A. William Cooper. 

Q. How old are you ? A. I am 76 years old. 








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Q. Where do you live? A. In Chicago. 

Q. How long have you lived in Chicago ? A. For the last io years 
anyway. 

Q. Do you know the plaintiff, Mr. Tichnor ? A. Yes, sir. 

Q. 'Did you ever go to his residence ? A. Yes. I have been in his 
house. 

Q. When were you at his house ? A. I was in the house some 
time ago. 

Q. Did he go away with you ? A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Did he ever come to your house ? A. He has been to my . 
house. 

Q. How long a time did he spend with you at that time ? A. About 
an hour and a half. 

Q. What were you doing there ? A. Talking. 

Q. Tell what you said—give the conversation. A. Shall I tell 
you just what we said — give you the exact words from the beginning 
to the end ? 


Chapter XXI. 

Q. Yes, sir. A. He said : “ I have come to have a talk with you 
about my brother.” I told him I would be glad to be of any service 
to him. He said : ‘‘I knew you would be.” He then told me all 
aboiit his affairs, and I gave him such advice as I could. 

Q. We will not go into that any further now. When and where 
did you next see him ? A. I saw him a week after that at liis house. 

Q. Why did you go there. A. I went there at his request. 

Q. What was the object of your going there? A. He said he 
wanted my advice about a matter. 

Q. How long did you stay there at that time ? A. Only a short 
time. 

Q. When did you next see him ? A. A day or two after that, at 
my house. 

Q. What did he have to say then ? A. He said he had seen the 
defendant the day before, and, evidently, they had had a pretty lively 
time, for he was much excited. 

Q. What was the subject about which he had disputed with the 
defendant. A. He said Mr. Black claimed that he had cheated him, 
but he told me Mr. Black was mistaken—that he had paid him a great 
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Q. Just give his exact words, if you can, but, if you cannot, then 
give the substance of the conversation. A. Shall I begin at the 
beginning and go clear through ? 


Chapter XXII. 

Q. Yes, sir. A. It is a pretty long story. I think it way early in the 
fall of 1879. I do not know whether it was in October or November, 
but somewhere along there. Anyway, he came to me and asked my 
advice about a patent that he thought of taking a share in. We 
looked the matter over carefully, and I told him I did not think there 
was very much in it. He seemed disappointed, as he calculated on 
making a great deal of money out of it. 

Q. Do you know whether there was anybody else present at this 
conversation ? A. No, but I do not think there was. 

Q. What was the patent? A. It was a new typewriter. I told him 
there were so many kinds on the market now that it was useless to 
get out another unless it had something which made it better than 
or as good as any other one now on the market. 

£). Did you say where it was that this conversation took place ? 
A. I think I did. 

Q. And when it was ? A. Yes, sir. I tried to show him the folly 
of attempting to make money out of any such venture as bringing 
out a new typewriter. I labored with him for some time, and he 
finally saw the matter as I did, and said he would drop it, and I 
guess he did. 


Chapter XXIII. 

Before the year was at an end, Tom had advanced in his speed to 
* such a limit that he asked the firm to permit him to take a case for 
them in court. They gave their consent, and Tom made a creditable 
report, and they continued to let him take their cases and increased 
his salary by a handsome amount. Occasionally, “Miss Belle” 
would sit beside him, and, wdien they compared “notes,” it was 
found that she had every word. 





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Under these circumstances, it was not at all strange that they 
should enter into a partnership. A nice little wedding was had in 
the ‘ ‘ little church around the corner, ’ ’ and the presents which the 
happy bride received were both appropriate and costly. 

The evening after the marriage, while they were enjoying the 
balmy air from the veranda of the new house which the firm had 
assisted Tom to purchase, Mr. Swift, Tom’s lawyer friend to whom 
he had entrusted the matter of his wife’s father’s estate, came up the 
steps and congratulated them most heartily on the wisdom of the 
last step they had taken on Life’s journey. 

After a few moments spent in this agreeable conversation, Mr. 
Swift said : “I trust you will pardon me for disturbing you with any¬ 
thing relating to business matters, but I really could not help it.” 


Chapter XXIV. 

They granted him complete amnesty, for they felt that he had 
some good tidings. 

“ But I am in a quandary,” he continued. 

“ How is that? ” asked Mrs. Smith. 

“The fact of the matter is,” said he, “ that I have in my possession 

a little piece of paper which has considerable merchantable value_ 

that is, it did have three days ago. It was made to two persons, but 
one of them has ceased to be.” 

‘ ‘ What! Dead ? ’ ’ cried they, in concert. 

“ No,” he replied, with a twinkle in his eyes, “ not dead but met¬ 
amorphosed. ’ ’ 

He took from his pocket a bundle of papers and proceeded : “But 
I believe I have the key to the situation, and, if Mrs. Smith will have 
the goodness to attach her name to this affidavit, I think the matter 
can be adjusted quite readily.” 

This little formality was quickly disposed of. 

“Now,” said Mr. Swift, “ if Miss Anna will also sign this docu¬ 
ment, all will be over, and you may dispense with my further ser¬ 
vices in the matter. ’ ’ 





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Chapter XXV. 

“ Here she comes now,” cried Mrs. Smith. ‘‘She has been out 
for a stroll with the Doctor. ’ ’ 

The quick tap tap of a little boot heel amidst the rustle of femi¬ 
nine apparel was followed by the appearance of Miss Anna, whose 
rosy lips and dimpled cheeps told how well the Doctor had performed 
his duty. 

Miss Anna affixed her name to the document. 

With great deliberation, Mr. Swift took from the bundle of papers 
another document, and said: ‘‘This little paper is a check for 
$25,000, payable to these ladies, and is signed by the man who 
attempted to ruin your father. I finally located where he had con¬ 
siderable property. This I attached and he made such terms as I 
dictated. This matter has been of much interest to me, and I can 
assure you that the pleasure of handing this money over to you is 
very great. ’ ’ 

The Doctor here put in an appearance, and, after the matter had 
been explained to him, he said : “Well, Mr. Swift, I do not know 
how w'e shall ever repay you, but, as a slight item in that direction, 
allow me to make you the recipient of a piece of information which 
has not yet reached the public ear.” He then whispered some words 
in Mr. Swift’s ear, upon which that gentleman said, rather excitedly: 
“ You don’t mean it! ” 


Chapter XXVI. 

But he did more. He proceeded to ‘‘let the cat out of the bag” 
by insisting upon congratulating Miss Anna in spite of her blushe . 

This ends our little story, and, if it has accomplished the end for 
which it was constructed, then its author is truly grateful. The idea 
was, to lead the student from principle to principle so easily as to 
make the study interesting and the progress sure. If the sto* v has 
aided in doing this, it has served its purpose. 





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INDEX. 

Accom . r 7 

A-n-d . 2 3 

Are... 54 

All. 54 

Affixes... T 7 ) 69 

Brief w and y with vowels.„. 5 

Ble-y . 69 

Bthty . 70 

Contractions (First Fist). 15 

(Second Fist). 31 

and outlines for proper names. 58 

(Fourth Fist). 6r 

(Fifth Fist). 63 

(Special).72, 3 , 4 . 5 . 6 

Consonants. 1 

joining’of. 2 

omission of. 1 .< . 58 

Circles and loops. 3 

Con .17, 60, 67 

Com .17, Co, 67 

Cum ....17, 60, 67 

Cog . 67 

Contra and contro . 67 

Coming and going distinguished. 63 

Dr, thr and dhr . 25 

Did . 63 

Do . 63 

Diphthongs. 4 

Eskon . 36 

Enlarging weh, wuh, yeh and yuh . 60 

Enter . 67 

F- and z/-hook. 34 

' For-e . 69 

Far . 69 

Gr . 25 

Going and coming distinguished. 63 

H-dot . 6 

H-oid ..'. 6 

b 










































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Halving principle. 19 

words added by. 50 

Hooks— IV . 27 

H . 30 

Fand v . 34. 

Tive . 36 

Shon . 36 

Eshon . 36 

A’-and-/. 42 

In . 42 

Words added by final. 54 

Wo: ds added by initial. . 54 

He .23, 56 

How . 23 

Had added by halving... 50 

//aw added by hook. 54 

House in phrases. 60 

/w-hook. 42 

lug . 17 

lugs .*. 17 

Iug-thr . 52 

I ugly . 69 

Tug a-n-d . 17 

fug the . 17 

/.23, 56 

It added by halving...50, 65 

If added by hook . 54 

In added by hook. 54 

Itlter and intro . 67 

Juxtaposition for of-the .,. 48 

for to-the . 46 

Kr . 25 

Lengthening principle.19, 65 

words added by.25, 52 

Larity . 70 

Less ness . 69 

M lengthened to add pr and br . 65 

Magna and magni . 67 

Maliiy . 70 

Mental-ity . 70 

7V-hook principle. 30 

words added by. 54 

Not added by hook. 54 

Ology . 70 

Oids, designation and joining of. 23 























































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Oid, heavy for thr . 

heavy for ing-tkr ... 

for ing a-n-d . 

for ing the . 

for /. 

for he . 

for the . 

for a-n-d . 

for contra and contro 


for ingly . 

Our added by hook. 

Own added by hook. 

One added by hook. 

Of added by hook. . 

Omission of consonants. 

Our Shorthand Story, Chapter I. 

Chapter II. 

Chapter III.... 
Chapter IV .... 

Chapter V. 

Chapter VI .... 
Chapter VII... 
Chapter VIII .. 
ChapterIX .... 

Chapter X. 

Chapter XI ... 
Chapter XII ... 
Chapter XIII.. 
Chapter XIV .. 
ChapterXV ... 
Chapter XVI .. 
Chapter XVII.. 
Chapter XVIII 
Chapter XIX .. 
Chapter XX ... 
Chapter XXI .. 
Chapter XXII. 
Chapter XXIII 
Chapter XXIV. 
Chapter XXV . 
Chapter XXVI 
Of the implied... 


• 52 

• 52 

• 17 

• 17 
23-56 

23-59 

• 23 

• 23 

• 67 

■ 69 

• 54 

• 54 

• 54 ' 
- 54 

• 58 

. 18 

. 22 

. 24 

. 26 

. 29 

• 33 

• 35 

• 37 
. 41 

• 43 

• 45 

• 47 
. 49 

• 5 i 

• 53 

• 55 

• 57 

• 59 
. 62 
. 64 
. 66 
. 68 
. 7i 


75 

77 

48 


Prefixes 
Phrasing 
Past tense 
Perity .... 


17-67 

• 44 

• 13 

. 70 


R- and /-hooks.... i . 38 

Rel- and fer-hooks. 42 

Reading Rxercise... 12 





















































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Reading Exercise. 14 

Reading Exercise. 16 

Reading Exercise. 21 

Reading Exercise. 25 

Reading Exercise. 28 

Reading Exercise. 32 

Reading Exercise. 34 

ReadingExerci.se. 40 

N/sow-hook. 36 

Sh , direction of. 48 

Self added by is . 13 

Selves added by ses . 13 

Special application of certain rul£s. 65 

Ship . 7 ° 

Soever . 70 

7 >w-hook. 36 

To and to the implied. 46 

Thr added by oid . 52 

The , oid . 23 

'Than ad?led by hook. 54 

Us added by is . 50 

Vowels and Diphthongs. 4 

Vowels, rule for placing. 5 

Vowels, weh , wuh , yeh and yuh with . 

W-hook principle.. 27 

Would added by halving. 50 

Will added by hook. 54 

li ’ay a ti d a way . 60 

Word-signs—Vowel—(First Fist). 10 

Consonant—(Second Fist) . 11 

(Third Fist) . 13 

(Fourth Fist). 20 

(Fifth Fist). 25 

(Sixth Fist). 27 

(Seventh Fist). 3 1 

(Eighth Fist). 34 

(Ninth Fist). 39 

Wilting Exercise . 12 

Writing Exercise. T 4 

Writing Exercise. . 

Writing Exercise. 21 

Writing Exercise . 2 5 

Writing Exercise. 2S 

Writing Exercise. 3 2 

Writing Exercise. 34 

Writing Exercise. 4 ° 

You in phrases. 5^ 





















































































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